Cleveland, Ohio – MRI Software is proud to announce the availability of the newest edition of Workspeed Mobile, version 3.0. In order to enhance and improve the end user’s experience, 3.0 will feature an updated user interface combined with faster processing capabilities.

MRI Workspeed is MRI’s flagship property operations solution, and is currently leveraged by more than 300,000 users in over 850 million square feet of commercial real estate space. The user-friendly software enables tenants, managers, and the building staff to interact on a single, flexible, rule-based platform. Functioning on a web-based environment, Workspeed also includes mobile applications for the iPhone® or Android™ smartphone devices, allowing users and staff to conveniently interact with one another from virtually anywhere.

“By incorporating modern development techniques and designs, we have really taken Workspeed to the next level of mobile property management,” explained Zac Wolf, Workspeed Product Manager. “The combination of a sleek new interface and robust performance improvements provides our clients with greater efficiencies and a more delightful experience while managing work orders remotely.”

Showcasing a clean look and feel, the new Workspeed Mobile App will allow both veteran and new users to easily mobilize their property operations. Additionally, the performance and responsiveness improvements within the solution decrease load times and empower property managers to quickly complete their daily tasks, resulting in decreased operating expenses and increased portfolio revenues.

You can download the new Workspeed Mobile App today on the Apple App Store and Google Play.

For more information on MRI Workspeed, visit the MRI website.

About MRI Software MRI offers property management software solutions to the global real estate management and investment industries. As a leading provider of real estate enterprise software applications and hosted solutions, MRI serves the global multifamily and commercial property industries, helping them improve their bottom line and maximize their returns on their diverse business portfolios. MRI leverages its more than 40 years in business to develop long-term successful relationships with its clients. For more information, visit https://www.mrisoftware.com.

Cleveland, Ohio – MRI Software is proud to announce that a short two months after releasing the MRI Application eXchange (MAX) to its client base, over 500 downloads have occurred from the innovative digital exchange. MAX is completely free to MRI users, and is yet another distinguishing aspect of partnering with the Cleveland-based property management company. MAX enables MRI clients to connect and share customized reports, pages, views, and even complete applications created for the highly configurable MRI solution. This groundbreaking offering is the first of its kind within the property management software industry, and it empowers clients with an array of user-generated objects to further enhance their MRI experience. In fact, there are currently over 100 apps available within the platform.

“There was a lot of excitement when we first presented this concept at the 2014 International Users Conference in October,” said Chuck McDowell, Vice President, Global Professional Services & Client Experience at MRI Software. “MAX has steadily gained momentum since the conference, and we are pleased that our user community continues to adopt this innovative solution.”

Along with the ability to upload and download various objects, users can rate and give their feedback on each item, encouraging the MRI community to interact and build a rapport with their fellow users. This revolutionary platform is one of the many ways MRI is committed to being the most flexible software suite in the entire industry.

For more information about MAX, visit the MRI website.

About MRI Software
MRI offers property management software solutions to the global real estate management and investment industries. As a leading provider of real estate enterprise software applications and hosted solutions, MRI serves the global multifamily and commercial property industries, helping them improve their bottom line and maximize their returns on their diverse business portfolios. MRI leverages its more than 40 years in business to develop long-term successful relationships with its clients. For more information, visit https://www.mrisoftware.com.

Cleveland, Ohio – Crossgates, Inc, a real estate developer committed to uncompromised integrity, quality, and value, has successfully utilized the industry-leading Bostonpost for several years. After such a positive experience with the product, Crossgates decided to partner with Cleveland-based MRI Software long term.

MRI Bostonpost is MRI’s industry leading affordable housing property management software. The solution can easily support a variety of layered subsidy programs, including HUD, USDA, Tax Credits, HOME, and Public Housing. Additionally, the software significantly reduces administrative workload while simultaneously maintaining a property’s compliance with any combination of affordable housing funding programs. Whether clients are managing properties with project based vouchers, or properties rehabilitated with tax credit funding, or newer properties with complex layered funding, the Bostonpost system can manage everything within one user-friendly system.

“We have been very satisfied with our Bostonpost experience thus far, so it made sense to continue to work with MRI long term,” said W. Reid Howe, Vice President, Crossgates Management, Inc. “We are confident that this is the right move for our business.”

Most importantly, Bostonpost include an assortment of updates to ensure that users maintain compliance with HUD’s latest funding requirements, TRACS 202D. Among the many changes present in these new requirements are the inclusion of additional fields on electronic HAP vouchers, which will eliminate the manual process of sending various paper vouchers to Contract Administrators (CA’s). Moreover, there are a variety of new and updated form codes within the certification, such as household member relations, new member Special Status, and new move-out and termination codes.

“With Bostonpost 9.2, our clients were ready for the TRACS 202D changes over a month ahead of schedule,” said Brian Zrimsek, Chief Products Officer. “MRI Software is looking forward to working with Crossgates and further strengthening our business relationship.”

For more information about MRI Bostonpost, visit our website.

About MRI Software
MRI offers property management software solutions to the global real estate management and investment industries. As a leading provider of real estate enterprise software applications and hosted solutions, MRI serves the global multifamily and commercial property industries, helping them improve their bottom line and maximize their returns on their diverse business portfolios. MRI leverages its more than 40 years in business to develop long-term successful relationships with its clients. For more information, visit https://www.mrisoftware.com.

About Crossgates, Inc.
The success and reputation of Crossgates is built on more than 50 years experience as a real estate developer committed to uncompromised integrity, quality, and value. This experience has earned the company a superior standing embraced by our many and varied clients over the years. Crossgates continues to build upon the innovative expertise, which has been the hallmark of the company and its founder from the very beginning.

We offer a coordinated approach to all facets of real estate development by advancing and managing an integrated team of professional disciplines to every project, each with the specific skills that insure quality, economy and success. We will maintain our commitment to excellence as we continue our future growth.

Cleveland, Ohio – MRI Software announced today that its entire MRI Bostonpost Affordable Housing client base has successfully switched to version 9.2. The latest release of Bostonpost includes an assortment of updates to ensure that users maintain compliance with HUD’s latest TRACS 202D requirements.

Among the numerous changes present in 202D is the inclusion of additional fields and records on electronic HAP vouchers, which will eliminate the manual process of sending paper vouchers to Contract Administrators (CA’s). Other voucher changes include a new form and record to handle repayment agreements, as well as the addition of new Miscellaneous Accounting Request codes. Moreover, there are a variety of new and updated fields within the certification form, such as household member relations, new member Special Status values, and new move-out and termination codes. These updates are designed to make certifying tenants and billing HUD a more logical and detailed process.

“We released Bostonpost 9.2 last August to give our clients the option to utilize the TRACS 202D regulations as soon as they went into effect,” explained Brian Zrimsek, Chief Products Officer at MRI Software. “As of January 31, 2015, property managers cannot utilize the previous TRACS regulations, so we are proud to announce that our entire client base is capable of handling 202D this far ahead of schedule.”

MRI Bostonpost is MRI’s industry leading affordable housing property management software. The solution can easily support a variety of layered subsidy programs, including HUD, USDA, Tax Credits, HOME, and Public Housing. Additionally, the software significantly reduces administrative workload while simultaneously maintaining a property’s compliance with any combination of affordable housing funding programs. Whether clients are managing properties with project based vouchers, properties rehabilitated with tax credit funding, or newer properties with complex layered funding, the Bostonpost system can manage everything within one user-friendly system. The functionality and intuitive user interface within the solution make it MRI’s official affordable housing solution moving forward.

For more information about MRI’s Bostonpost solution,visit our website.

About MRI Software
MRI offers property management software solutions to the global real estate management and investment industries. As a leading provider of real estate enterprise software applications and hosted solutions, MRI serves the global multifamily and commercial property industries, helping them improve their bottom line and maximize their returns on their diverse business portfolios. MRI leverages its more than 40 years in business to develop long-term successful relationships with its clients. For more information, visit https://www.mrisoftware.com.

Cleveland, Ohio – Abacus Property Group has been a MRI client for many years. After recently adopting both MRI Web and ViewPoint, Abacus decided to further enhance their partnership with MRI to include Budgeting & Forecasting. “We have developed our MRI product suite over the past year to further strengthen our property management process,” said Robert Baulderstone, CFO at Abacus Property Group. “Taking advantage of Budgeting and Forecasting’s intuitive interface and broad depth of functionality was the next initiative for our company.”

Recently made available in the Australia and New Zealand regions, MRI Budgeting & Forecasting is part of the core product suite to streamline budget processing, minimize manual setup, and better facilitate business planning. The software also includes reforecast-specific tools plus new inflation and speculative lease template functionality to simplify multi-year forecasts. Clients are also able to build collaborative budgets with an intuitive Web-enabled interface combined with a higher degree of calculation accuracy by using current and historical actual amounts, departments, leases, rent steps, market reviews, recovery calculations, turnover rent, area history, and more.

“Abacus Property Group firmly believes in our best of breed, client-focused approach,” said Stephen Wilson, Managing Director of the Asia Pacific region. “With the general excitement surrounding the product launch and Budgeting and Forecasting’s ability to easily integrate with the rest of our MRI solutions, we are happy to add this long awaited product to Abacus’s solution set.”
To learn more about MRI Budgeting & Forecasting, visit our website.

About MRI Software
MRI offers property management software solutions to the global real estate management and investment industries. As a leading provider of real estate enterprise software applications and hosted solutions, MRI serves the global multifamily and commercial property industries, helping them improve their bottom line and maximize their returns on their diverse business portfolios. MRI leverages its more than 40 years in business to develop long-term successful relationships with its clients. For more information, visit https://www.mrisoftware.com.

About Abacus Property Group
Abacus Property Group is a diversified property group that specialises in investing in core plus property opportunities across Australia’s commercial property markets. Abacus was established in 1996 and was listed on the ASX in November 2002. Abacus has achieved a successful track record of acquiring property based assets and actively managing those assets to enhance income and capital growth.